Media Hype
Mass Communication
Directions:
Read:
“Worry About The Right Things” and “The Media Likes Scaring Us”
by John Stossel.
Watch
: The YouTube Videos from 20/20 about Media Hype.
write a reaction paper regarding “Worry About The
Right Things”, “The Media Likes Scaring Us” and the Media Hype 20/20
YouTube videos.
include your responses to these
questions in your paper.
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Was anything surprising to you?
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Discuss something you remember being “hyped” on TV or in the
newspaper.
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Describe a time when you or your family members were affected by
media hype.
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Has something hyped in the media affected the way you thought or
behaved?
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Do you have any fears that may have been enhanced by something
you saw, heard or read via some form of media?
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Discuss in detail some of the situations the author discussed and your
reaction to it.
